Hawkeye Report Podcast

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo begin by discussing the Iowa football team heading to the Outback Bowl for the sixth time. We take an early look at Mississippi State and some of their key players. We also discuss the early departure of Noah Fant and the potential of a few other Hawkeyes leaving early, including T.J. Hockenson. We discuss the "retirement" of Urban Meyer and then we dive into a lot of football recruiting news. We wrap up the show discussing the usual bad loss at Michigan State and the state of the Iowa basketball team as they head into a showdown on Thursday night against Iowa State.

The full podcast crew was back together for Thursday's podcast as Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo were joined by former Hawkeyes Pat Angerer and Joe Conlkin. We begin the show discussing the controversy surrounding Gary Dolphin's comments during the Iowa basketball game on Tuesday night that resulted in a two game suspension. We also talk Iowa hoops and their hot start and big game coming up on Friday against Wisconsin. Then we switch to football and take a quick look back at the win over Nebraska, post season awards, and the bowl game outlook. We also discuss Pat's upcoming professional wrestling match coming up on Saturday night in Iowa City. Will he win the tag team belts?

With the Thanksgiving holiday approach that means an early in the week podcast with plenty for Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo to discuss after a good three day stretch for Iowa football and basketball. We start by breaking down Iowa's win over Illinois and the increased snap count for Noah Fant. Then we preview the upcoming game against Nebraska and we also look at the bowl options for the Hawkeyes. We talk a little football recruiting before we move over to hoops and Iowa moving into the national rankings after winning the 2K Classic. Is Iowa basketball back? We discuss that and what has gone well and what to be concerned about for Fran McCaffery's team.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by their good friend Kedric Prince, who covers Illinois football and basketball, to discuss the upcoming game on Saturday with the Illini. Before we get to this weeks game, Tom and Matt look back at the loss to Northwestern and what in the world is going on with Noah Fant. We also talk some recruiting news and notes and then dive into a long discussion about Big Ten basketball and what we have seen early on this year.

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at another frustrating loss, this one to Purdue. We discuss the officiating in the game, Iowa's cornerback play, and the mood of the team after the game. Then we look ahead to this weekend when Iowa hosts Northwestern. We look at the Wildcats and also talk potential bowl games for Iowa. We talk football recruiting and some big news on that front and then dive into the start of the Iowa basketball season and look at the fearless forecast for the year.

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa's loss to Penn State and what went wrong. Then we preview Saturday's big game at Purdue, discuss Nate Stanley's thumb and if it will be an issue in the game. We dive into the Big Ten West race and Iowa's potential path to Indy, talk some recruiting news, and then wrap up discussing Iowa basketball with an exhibition game coming up on Sunday afternoon.

Live from The Key in downtown Davenport, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo were joined by former Hawk Joe Conklin to talk Iowa football. We look back at Iowa's win over Maryland and Joe goes in-depth on the Hawkeye defense and why they are playing at such a high level. Then we preview the game at Penn State and look at the race in the Big Ten West, along with Iowa's bowl opportunities. We wrap up with a little recruiting talk and then talk some Iowa hoops.

In this edition of the Hawkeye Report podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa's convincing win over Indiana and look ahead to the match-up this weekend against Maryland. We take a look at the NFL prospects of T.J. Hockenson and Nate Stanley. Could they opt for the NFL after this season? We also look at some of the strong offensive numbers and the under appreciated work of Phil Parker. Then we dive into a little recruiting talk with the key visitors this weekend and wrap up discussing the college basketball trail in NYC and some of the things we have learned from it.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the Hawkeyes impressive win over Minnesota and look ahead to the game this Saturday against Indiana. We discuss the play of the freshmen corners, another trick play on special teams, the development of the wide receivers and Nate Stanley's impressive passing day. Then we look at if this Saturday is a trap game for the Hawkeyes in sleepy Bloomington, Indiana. We then jump over to Iowa basketball media day and our impressions based on what Fran McCaffery and the Hawkeye players said. We wrap up with the first visit from young Jack Kakert on the podcast for his teen corner.

After the bye week, there's no game to discuss on the pod, but still plenty of ground to cover when it comes to the Hawkeyes. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by Joel Kraushaar to discuss the latest news on Iowa football, including a couple of key injuries on defense. We also preview the contest against Minnesota this weekend and dive into a football recruiting update. Then we finish up talking hoops, particularly the impact that Joe Wieskamp will have on the Iowa basketball team this winter.